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Gap fills exercise (Vocabulary)

February 19, 2017 - pdf

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word.

 

1. I am tired of ..................... to your demands.

Correct! Wrong!

2. In order to be successful, businesses have to …………………. to the needs of their customers.

Correct! Wrong!

3. They tried to reassure me but I was still not able to ………………… my fears.

Correct! Wrong!

4. I always preferred the …………………. of the big city.

Correct! Wrong!

5. The General ...................... the defeat to a series of tactical errors.

Correct! Wrong!

6. They cast ………………….. on his integrity.

Correct! Wrong!

7. A mugger ..................... him on the dark street.

Correct! Wrong!

8. Most people ………………….. to my views on the matter.

Correct! Wrong!

9. My constant reassurance could not ..................... their fears.

Correct! Wrong!

10. Our plans have gone .........................

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. I am tired of pandering to your demands.

2. In order to be successful, businesses have to cater to the needs of their customers.

3. They tried to reassure me but I was still not able to annul my fears.

4. I always preferred the anonymity of the big city.

5. The General ascribed the defeat to a series of tactical errors.

6. They cast aspersions on his integrity.

7. A mugger assailed him on the dark street.

8. Most people assent to my views on the matter.

9. My constant reassurance could not assuage their fears.

10. Our plans have gone awry.

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